Groton, Conn. (WTNH) - The help museum staff hand write Submarine Force Museum in each name -- there's so many Groton needs the public's names that a magnifier is help to put together banners used to read them from the to honor those killed on printed list. September 11th and in the "So much loss. I mean I ensuing wars. understand in the grand One of the banners will hold scheme of things it's not a the approximately 3,000 names lot of people, but for nine of those killed in the 9/11 thousand families that's a attacks. Another will have person that they lost and the more than 6,000 names of that's a terrible thing," those killed in Iraq and Murphy said. Afghanistan in the War on Aidan Burke was visiting the Terror. museum from California and "It's about nine thousand said, "I like doing it. It's names altogether and you fun to help out people." don't really realize how much His effort is appreciated for that is until you look at the a mission they are honored to size of the banners," said accomplish. Elizabeth Murphy, Submarine "It means a lot to us to be Force Museum. able to honor the individual The banners will be on people who passed away in display during the museum's these tragedies just to give ceremony of remembrance on their families a sense that the tenth anniversary of 9-11. their still being remembered, Visitors are encouraged to " Murphy said.
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